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Swing for playoff glory!!

Posted in Softball, tagged , , , , , , on May 16, 2017| Leave a Comment »

   In it to win it. Robin Cedillo (back) and Jae LeVine, who went to state as freshmen, are trying to get back as seniors. (John Fisken photos)

17-3 and ready to keep on singing through the postseason.

Six teams enter, two teams keep their dream alive.

The West Central District 3 softball tournament is May 19-20 in Tacoma, and the headline story (at least for readers of this blog) is Coupeville’s run at the state tourney.

As the #2 seed from the Olympic League, the Wolves, who sit at 17-3, have two goals.

First, they have to beat the Nisqually League’s #3 team, Vashon Island, in their opener Friday to keep playing.

Since CHS already thumped the Pirates 13-5 early in the season, that’s likely.

Get past that first hurdle and Coupeville advances to the double-elimination portion of the tourney, with a second game Friday night (against NL #1 Bellevue Christian) and one or two games Saturday.

Collect three wins total at districts and Coupeville returns to state for the first time since 2014.

To see the bracket, pop over to: http://www.olympicleague.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=2271&sport=15

And for some info on the teams:

 

Coupeville:

Overall record: 17-3

League record: 6-3 (#2 in Olympic League)

W/L vs. district foes: 4-3 (3-0 vs. Klahowya, 1-0 vs. Vashon, 0-3 vs. Chimacum)

Run differential: 193-90

Coach: Kevin McGranahan

Seniors: Three – Tiffany Briscoe, Robin Cedillo, Jae LeVine

Mascot: Wolves

State tourney history: Two trips. Best finish: 3rd in 2002. All-time record is 4-3.

 

Bellevue Christian:

Overall record: 14-1 (one game left)

League record: 5-1 (#1 in Nisqually League)

W/L vs. district foes: 5-1 (3-0 vs. Vashon, 2-1 vs. Seattle Christian)

Run differential: 168-54

Coach: Ryan Kelly

Seniors: Three

Mascot: Vikings

State tourney history: Five trips. Best finish: 3rd in 2016. All-time record is 7-9.

 

Chimacum:

Overall record: 10-4

League record: 8-1 (#1 in Olympic League)

W/L vs. district foes: 5-1 (3-0 vs. Coupeville, 2-1 vs. Klahowya)

Run differential: 148-67

Coach: Jim Eldridge

Seniors: Six

Mascot: Cowboys

State tourney history: 14 trips. Best finish: 3rd in 2010. All-time record is 19-27.

 

Klahowya:

Overall record: 9-7

League record: 4-5 (#3 in Olympic League)

W/L vs. district foes: 2-5 (1-0 vs. Vashon, 1-2 vs. Chimacum, 0-3 vs. Coupeville)

Run differential: 125-102

Coach: Jodie Gagnon

Seniors: Three

Mascot: Eagles

State tourney history: Three trips. Never placed. All-time record is 1-6.

 

Seattle Christian:

Overall record: 8-5 (one game left)

League record: 3-3 (#2 in Nisqually League)

W/L vs. district foes: 3-3 (2-1 vs. Vashon, 1-2 vs. BC)

Run differential: 127-125

Coach: Rick Ronish

Seniors: Six

Mascot: Warriors

State tourney history: 12 trips. Best finish: 4th in 2005. All-time record is 12-22.

 

Vashon Island:

Overall record: 7-9

League record: 1-5 (#3 in Nisqually League)

W/L vs. district foes: 1-7 (1-2 vs. SC, 0-1 vs. Klahowya, 0-1 vs. Coupeville, 0-3 vs. BC)

Run differential: 114-111

Coach: Heather Jurs

Seniors: Five

Mascot: Pirates

State tourney history: One trip in 1991 as a slow-pitch team. All-time record is 0-2.

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Bring on the (TBD)!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, tagged , , , , on February 8, 2017| Leave a Comment »

Brian Shank

   Wolf senior Brian Shank gets one more game on his home floor Thursday. (John Fisken photo)

In 33 hours and some change, the Coupeville High School boys’ basketball squad will host a home district playoff game.

Their opponent? Nobody knows.

Thanks to hectic weather, the Nisqually League keeps bumping their final games of the season, from Monday to Tuesday and now to Wednesday night.

While Vashon Island (6-1 in league play) has clinched the conference title, Cascade Christian (4-3), Seattle Christian (4-3) and Bellevue Christian (3-4) are in a logjam as they fight for playoff seeds #2-#4.

Cascade Christian (8-11 overall) and Seattle Christian (11-8) play tonight (maybe) and the winner is #2 (CC won the first time around).

Bellevue Christian (9-10) is supposed to travel to Vashon (12-7) and needs to win to have a chance to avoid the #4 seed.

If they topple the Pirates and finish 4-4, the Vikings will be tied with the loser of CC/SC.

Since they split the season series with both of those schools, and there would be no days left for any kind of on-court tiebreaker, probably safe to assume a coin would be flipped.

Now, if things get cancelled for a third straight night?

We’ll make another assumption and say the league standings will be frozen as is, with #1-#4 being Vashon, CC, SC and BC.

What we do know about the playoff game:

When: Thursday, Feb. 9

Where: Coupeville High School gym

Tip-Off: 6 PM

Opponent: Nisqually League #4

Stakes: Loser-out, with the winner advancing to play Feb. 11 at the #2 Nisqually school in another loser-out game.

To see the bracket, pop over to: http://www.nisquallyathletics.com/tournament.php?tournament_id=2186&sport=3

Cost: Postseason pricing is on tap, and no passes are accepted.

Adults and Students without ASB — $8.00.
Students (with ASB) — $5.00.
Elementary (under 12) — $4.00.
Senior Citizen (62+) — $5.00.
Preschool (with parent) — Free.

Last time CHS faced its possible foes:

BC — Lost a non-conference game 66-38 Dec. 16 of this season.
CC — Lost 59-36 in playoffs Feb. 14, 2015.
SC — Have not played in at least a decade.

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Rack up the stats!!

Posted in Football, tagged , , , , , on September 6, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Uriel Liquidano was one of several Wolves who made big plays in Saturday's big win. (John Fisken photo)

   Uriel Liquidano had six tackles and a sack in Coupeville’s 41-10 win over South Whidbey. (John Fisken photos)

Jacob Martin rambled for 129 yards in week one, most by any player from the Olympic/Nisqually League.

   Jacob Martin rushed for 129 yards in week one, most by any player suiting up for an Olympic/Nisqually League team.

The Wolves are off to a great start.

Of the eight football teams who make up the Olympic/Nisqually League, only two won on opening night.

One was perennial state title contender Cascade Christian and the other was Coupeville.

After rocking arch-rival South Whidbey 41-10 to reclaim The Bucket, the Wolves are dominating on the stat sheets, as well.

They currently have the top player in nine different categories among league teams who have reported stats to MaxPreps.com.

Of all the leaders, maybe the most impressive is Clay Reilly, who recorded 365 yards on eight kickoffs.

That puts him #1 in league, #1 in 1A and #2 among all 30 kickers in the state who have reported stats.

The only booter ahead of him is Jack Clayville of 3A Mercer Island (434 yards on nine kicks), and he had an extra chance to unleash his foot.

Where Reilly and his teammates sit after week one, as reported by CHS coaches:

Offense:

Passing:

Hunter Downes 4-8 for 98 yards (#3 in league) with 2 TD and 2 INTs

Receiving:

Hunter Smith 4 receptions for 98 yards (#1 in league)

Rushing:

Jacob Martin 11 carries for 129 yards (#1 in league)
Clay Reilly 5-33
Chris Battaglia 6-5
Smith 5-3
Jacobi Pacquette-Pilgrim 1-(-4)
Downes 4-(-13)

All-Purpose yards (Rush/Rec/KR/PR/IR):

Smith 202
Martin 129
Reilly 61
Battaglia 5

Total yards (Rush/Pass/Rec):

Martin 129 (#4 in league)
Smith 101
Downes 85
Reilly 33
Battaglia 5

Touchdowns:

Smith 3 (tied for #1 in league)
Martin 2 (tied for #3 in league)
Downes 1 (tied for #5 in league)

PATs:

Reilly 5 (#1 in league)

Points:

Smith 18 (tied for #1 in league)
Martin 12 (tied for #3 in league)
Downes 6
Reilly 5

Defense:

Tackles:

Teo Keilwitz 7
Martin 7
Smith 7
Uriel Liquidano 6
Reilly 6
Battaglia 5
Julian Welling 5
Cameron Toomey-Stout 4
Sean Toomey-Stout 3
James Vidoni 3
Jacob Zettle 3
Shane Losey 1
Dane Lucero 1
Pacquette-Pilgrim 1

Sacks:

Vidoni 2 (#1 in league)
Liquidano 1 (tied for #2 in league)
Martin 1 (tied for #2 in league)

Interceptions:

Smith 2 (tied for #1 in league)

Special Teams:

Kickoffs:

Reilly 8 for 365 yards (#1 in league/#2 in entire state)

Punts:

Reilly 2 for 36 yards (#3 in league)

Kickoff/punt returns:

Smith 2 for 84 yards (#1 in league)
Reilly 3-28

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Gridiron shake-up!!

Posted in Football, tagged , , , on January 25, 2016| Leave a Comment »

Wolf football players like Jacob Martin (32) will tackle new conference foes starting next season. (John Fisken photo)

   Wolf football players like Jacob Martin (32) will tackle new conference foes starting next season. (John Fisken photo)

Get ready for round two with Bryce Hoisington.

A major shakeup to the Coupeville High School football schedule guarantees the Wolves will get a rematch with the Vashon running back who lit them up for a state record 573 yards in this season’s finale.

Only the second time around, it will be a conference game.

As reclassification shakes out across the state, leagues have latched on to the idea of combining to form football-only conferences, and the Wolves and their three mates in the 1A Olympic League have joined the dance.

According to a report in the Peninsula Daily News, the Olympic League will team up with the Nisqually League, which also has four football-playing teams.

The union will affect only the one sport.

Under the agreement, Coupeville will no longer face Port Townsend, Klahowya and Chimacum twice each season on the gridiron.

Instead, after playing non-conference games in the first three weeks (keeping alive the tradition of facing off with South Whidbey, one would assume), the Wolves will play seven conference games against seven opponents.

Along with the one game each against their three regular foes, they will now play conference games against Cascade Christian, Charles Wright Academy, Vashon and Bellevue Christian.

Cascade Christian will likely be the team to beat, having played in the 1A state title game five of the past eight seasons, winning titles in 2010 and 2014.

In previous seasons, week 10 was devoted to a non-conference crossover game (this season that was the Vashon bout), but that has been eliminated under the new agreement.

From the eight teams, the top two (or three, depending on each year’s allocation) will advance to the playoffs.

Both leagues will crown their own regular season champs.

While the new reclassification rules cover four-year intervals (a new count will happen in 2020), Olympic and Nisqually Athletic Directors plan to evaluate the football agreement after two seasons.

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Friday the 13th a horror show for Olympic League!!

Posted in Boys Basketball, Girls Basketball, tagged , , , , on February 14, 2015| Leave a Comment »

CJ Smith (3) and the Wolf boys open the playoffs Saturday night at Cascade Christian. (John Fisken photos)

   CJ Smith (3) and the Wolf boys open the playoffs Saturday night at Cascade Christian. (John Fisken photos)

With a first-round bye thanks to being league champs, the CHS girls, led by seniro Madeline Strasburg, kick off

With a first-round bye thanks to being league champs, the CHS girls, led by senior Madeline Strasburg, kick off double-elimination play Monday.

It’s up to Coupeville to save the day.

Three games into the first basketball postseason in league history and the 1A Olympic League is taking it in the shorts.

All three conference schools that played loser-out playoff games Friday night did just that, lose, falling to Nisqually League rivals.

In one fell swoop, the Klahowya boys and girls and the Chimacum girls were washed away, taking half of the league’s playoff teams out in one fell swoop.

Chimacum fell 63-26 to Bellevue Christian, which now advances to the double-elimination final four to play Coupeville Feb. 16 at Sumner High School.

On the other side of the bracket, the Klahowya girls were bounced 53-36 by Seattle Christian, which moves on to play Cascade Christian.

Two of the four remaining girls teams will advance to regionals.

On the boys side, Klahowya was shredded 72-43 by Charles Wright Academy. Vashon Island awaits CWA in the double-elimination round.

The Wolf boys get their crack tonight, when they play a loser-out game at Cascade Christian (7 PM tip), with the winner advancing to play Chimacum Feb. 17 at Sumner High School.

To stay up to date, follow the brackets:

Girls — http://www.wiaadistrict1.com/tournament.php?act=view&league=1&page=1&school=0&sport=12&tournament_id=1446

Boys — http://www.wiaadistrict1.com/tournament.php?act=view&league=1&page=1&school=0&sport=3&tournament_id=1445

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